This is the worst training camp he’s ever had with Pacquiao - Roach

The trainer Freddie Roach hasn’t been pleased with the training camp with Manny Pacquiao as he gets ready to do battle with the lanky 5’11” Antonio Margarito on November 13th. Roach hasn’t been happy with Pacquiao’s energy, his distractions in camp with basketball, long drives and Pacquiao’s problems with sparring partners.

Roach told Steve Kim from Maxboxing.com, “The thing is, there were just too many distractions. So really, we didn’t have a bad training camp. [Pacquiao] just wasn’t very consistent. Every Sunday driving to Manila, a six hour drive each way. It’s draining for a fighter. Overall, I think it’s the worst training camp we ever had, yes.”

Yes, it could be that Pacquiao, at 31, is starting to show his age and the effects of putting on weight. When you power feed a little fighter like the 5’6” Pacquiao giving him six meals a day, it’s not surprising that he’s starting to show his limits. Pacquiao has been able to find success in being carefully matched as he’s moved up in weight in the past two years, but the constant power feeding seems to have caught up with him now.

It isn’t that Pacquiao is having a poor camp because of distractions, it’s because he’s getting old and putting on weight that his little body wasn’t meant to. Obviously, Margarito, a welterweight, has been picked as Pacquiao’s opponent rather than a legitimate junior middleweight to give Pacquiao a better chance of winning another paper title.

However, it’s not going to work this time. Margarito is going to wear Pacquiao down with his aggression, size and work rate and leave him a broken, bloody mess on the canvas on November 13th.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum plans on moving Pacquiao back down to welterweight after this fight, but I still see Pacquiao having problems unless they match him up against Miguel Cotto again.

But still watch Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight to know the real action. November 13 is the date. See you!

Pacquiao’s speed and accurate punching will be too much for Margarito - Steward

Watch Pacquiao vs Margarito - The trainer of Pacquiao Emanuel Steward is leaning in the direction of Manny Pacquiao to defeat Antonio Margarito on November 13th in their battle for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Speaking to East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio program, Steward said “Even though [Margarito] has a physical advantage, I just don’t think he’s going to be sharp enough to deal with the speed and accuracy and pinpoint punching of Manny.”

Steward could be right, but he’s certainly been wrong many times in the past with his predictions. Pacquiao has got to home that he can take Margarito out early in the fight to save himself from taking a beating from the Mexican tornado.

Margarito likes to throw on average 80 to 100 punches per round, and when you have his kind of size and power, he’s likely to do horrible things to the little Pacquiao with his punches. Pacquiao has put on a lot of weight and weighs nearly as much as Margarito, but he’s going to be like someone putting a Ferrari engine in a small Volkswagen.

Sure, the car will go fast but it won’t have all the other great things that a real Ferrari has going for it. This is why Pacquiao could end up folding if Margarito stands his ground and takes the fight to him.

Pacquiao has been selectively matched in the past two years against fighters that had either just finished taking a severe beating or were coming into the fight weight drained.

Pacquiao hasn’t had to worry about getting hit too much, and that’s given the illusion that he’s dominating as he moves up in weight. He’s dominating all right, but he’s dominating fighters that had just finished taking a beating or had starved themselves on deer meat.

This is why it’s going to be interesting to see what Margarito does to Pacquiao’s head and body with his power shots. I can see Pacquiao getting cut badly over both eyes, and his nose twisted around like a question mark, and lips ripped and bleeding blood.

Pacquiao will be forced to swallow a lot of the blood and it’s going to fill his stomach quickly, making him feel sick. I don’t think this is going to go well for Pacquiao. 

Watch Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight and you will see real action inside the ring. Watch Pacquiao during his training below.

Would it be good for boxing if Margarito knocks Pacquiao out cold?

Watch Pacquiao vs Maragarito Fight - I think it would be an excellent thing if Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) gets his head taken off in November against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. I think it would be a good thing for boxing to see Pacquiao stretched out on the canvas, wondering what hit him. The good thing would be the great fights it would open up between Margarito and Miguel Cotto, and Margarito and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Margarito wouldn’t even blink if Mayweather asked him to agree to random blood testing. Margarito would gladly accept the blood testing without complaints and we’d have a major fight to get excited about instead of seeing Margarito fighting guys Joshua Clottey.

It would sensational for Pacquiao to lose to Margarito. It might be a good thing for Pacquiao’s love sick fans, because I can see a lot of them in deep morning after Margarito leaves Pacquiao laying senseless on the canvas with both eyes shut tight and Freddie Roach frantically trying to revive him. Yeah, it would be gloomy day for Pacquiao’s loyal horde of fans. But look at the bright side, at least Pacquiao would be free to practice his politics without worry about having to take time away from the people. In the meantime, we could have some great fights with Margarito taking on all the fighters that Pacquiao hasn’t fought. We could have a rematch between Margarito and Paul Williams, Margarito vs. Sergio Martinez, Margarito vs. Andre Berto, Margarito vs. Shane Mosley II. I don’t expect Pacquiao to ever face any of those fighters, which is why I think it would be the best thing for boxing if Margarito totally destroys Pacquiao in one of those brutal career-ending knockouts.

We wouldn’t have to worry about a time-wasting rematch between Margarito and Pacquiao, and could focus on the thrilling bouts that Margarito could bring to the sport against Mayweather, Martinez, Williams, Mosley, Berto, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland. I seriously doubt Pacquiao would even be missed if Margarito is busy fighting those guys. Who would need Pacquiao with Margarito facing the best fighters in boxing instead of taking on Miguel Cotto over and over and Joshua Clottey.

Is the Pacquiao-Margarito card worth purchasing?

I’m looking over the November 13th Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito card and I can’t say it’s got me eager to dump $55 on it, when most of the fights on the card appear to be huge mismatches starting with the main event between Margarito and Pacquiao. I know Pacquiao probably won’t be fighting too much longer, but I’m not much into paying big bucks to see him beat up on guys that look as horrible as Margarito has looked in his last two fights.

I’m tired of watching Pacquiao beat up on guys that were recently beaten by somebody else, and that’s the case with Margarito. I don’t even think I would watch this fight if were free. There’s no suspense with this bout. Margarito is looking terrible recently and I don’t see anything changing just because he’s fighting Pacquiao.

The undercard fights are as follows:

Kelly Pavlik vs. Brian Vera – Pavlik is coming off a one-sided beat down to Sergio Martinez in April and Vera is also coming off a loss to Maksym Bursak in September. Why should I care about watching two guys that are struggling with their careers? This is the co-main event , and I can’t believe this is what they’re showing. This should be on regular cable, and I’m not talking HBO or Showtime. I see this as ESPN all the way.

Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Ricardo Cordoba – I never heard of Cordoba and pretty much don’t care about this fight. Rigondeaux has looked good on ESPN, but I don’t see any reason to pay to see him fight at this point. I wouldn’t mind watching him on ESPN if they put him in with a named fighter but again, I don’t pay to see him fight this guy.

Mike Jones vs. Jesus Soto-Karass – I already saw Karass get beaten up by Alfonso Gomez, who I don’t even rate, last year. I think Jones is a decent fighter, but I’m not interested in this mismatch. He’s going to destroy this Karass guy and it’s not interesting having to pay to see this mismatch. Now, if Jones were matched Shane Mosley, Andre Berto, Kermit Cintron, Alfredo Angulo, Jan Zaveck, Saul Alvarez o Zab Judah, the I wouldn’t mind seeing this fight. But I don’t want to see Jones beat up on a guy that was beaten by Gomez and who I’m not impressed with. This is a mismatch. No thanks. I’ll pass on this fight.

Source: boxingnews24.com By Chris Williams

Manny Pacquiao versus Antonio Margarito Fight

Are you ready for some intense boxing match this November? Get ready since two of the most elite fighters will clash on the same ring to give us entertainment in the field of boxing. I am talking about the upcoming Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight here. Yes folks! You've heard it right! You are about to see once again Pacquiao fighting in the ring after he has been elected as one of the Law Makers of the Republic of the Philippines.

Will this be a hindrance for him then? Will this be a big factor that Margarito should rejoice for? Or this is nothing for Pacman but a usual fight to prepare for? We have a lot of expectations here that could only be answered if we will be watching the said fight.

The fight is happening at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on November 13, 2010. The Top Rank promoter is expecting a huge 70 thousand spectators watching it live. Ohhh it is so much to think for but this is not impossible when Pacquiao goes up on the ring.

See you and hope you will support your favorite fighter and show respect to watch Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight.

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Fight